CVE-2018-19115 is a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Keepalived versions prior to 2.0.7, as well as Debian and Red Hat distributions. This flaw, stemming from improper HTTP status code validation, allows an unauthenticated attacker to trigger a denial-of-service or potentially achieve arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity. Despite its high severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor are public exploits available in common repositories like Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:keepalived:keepalived:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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